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Putin Ally Among His Top Military Officials Falls 16 Stories To Her Death From St. Petersburg Building
Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 1:42pm | 469The Finance Director for Russia's Western Military District (WMD) and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Marina Yankina, is said to have died after falling 16 stories from a building in St Petersburg. Yankina's body was discovered on Wednesday by a...
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Why The US Economy And The Stock Market May Be Better Off Than They Seem
Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 11:36am | 453The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) just completed its first down quarter in two years, and fears surrounding inflation, rising interest rates and global geopolitical tensions have investors worried about the possibility of an imminent U.S. recession. Lindsey Bell, chief markets and ...
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What 9.7% PPI Inflation Means For Investors
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 4:14pm | 432The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher Tuesday after the U.S. Labor Department reported a 9.7% increase in the producer price index in the month of January, far outpacing economist expectations. The PPI climbed 1% compared to December, double the 0.5% monthly increase...
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Fintech Focus For January 26, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 7:54pm | 2086Quote To Start The Day: The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Source: Plato One Big Thing In Fintech: In financial services, the concept of “know your customer” (KYC) is at the heart of establishing trusted relationships with clientele and strategic partners, while...
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Fintech Focus For December 17, 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 6:26pm | 2091Quote To Start The Day: Pricing an IPO is more of an art than a science. Source: Ran Ben-Tzur One Big Thing In Fintech: A massive delta exists between public and private assets. That’s according to Solomon Tesfaye, the vice president of business development and capital markets at tZero Group...
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Fintech Focus For August 28, 2020
Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 5:47pm | 2399Quote Of The Day: Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. - Babe Ruth Fintech Movers: The US SEC approved the proposed Discretionary Limit, or D-Limit, order type from exchange operator IEX Group as three new exchanges are also slated to launch within the next month. -...
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Fintech Focus For August 27, 2020
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 6:18pm | 2221Quote Of The Day: Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved. - D.H. Lawrence Fintech Movers: A lot of acceleration has been observed within the solutions and advisory groups within the asset management community, as well as trends towards shifting assets under management to an outsourced CIO, and...
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'The Golden Age Of Financial Data Connectivity': What MX Technologies Does For Financial Institutions
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 3:58pm | 701In an interview with Benzinga, Brandon Dewitt, co-founder and CTO at MX Technologies, a platform that helps businesses act on financial data, said his organization is helping fintech companies and financial institutions improve their bottom lines. About MX Technologies Founded in 2010, MX...
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One Month Down: A Discussion With New Ally Invest President Lule Demmissie
Monday, May 13, 2019 - 3:12pm | 825Benzinga's Fintech Focus Podcast features conversations with the biggest names in fintech. Subscribe to the Fintech Focus newsletter to get a roundup of industry news delivered to your inbox weekly, and check out upcoming programming at Benzinga events. In this episode of Fintech Focus, we...
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Market Wrap For December 12: Dow Suffers Second Consecutive Day of Triple Point Loss
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 5:41pm | 2348Major indices continued its decline from yesterday as the Dow suffered a triple digit point loss for the second consecutive day. Positive retail sales data added to an otherwise already convincing case that the economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to begin tapering. The Fed's policy...